Arizona storm damage and disaster statistics
From 2016 to 2025 the National Weather Service logged 9,023 storm event reports in Arizona, with property damage estimates totalling $351 million. That is the 29th highest of the 50 states and D.C.
Flood was reported most often (2,180 reports). Flood accounted for the most reported damage ($163 million). FEMA has issued 23 major disaster declarations for Arizona since 2000.
storm event reports, 2016–2025
property damage estimated in those reports
major disaster declarations since 2000
hail reports, 9 of two inches or larger
tornado reports, 0 rated EF2 or stronger
home damage verified by FEMA inspectors since 2002
Reported storm damage in Arizona, year by year
Largest single damage estimate
$50.0 million
Wildfire, Eastern Mogollon Rim, 2018. Large events are recorded county by county, so one disaster can appear as several entries.
A quiet year on this chart can mean few damaging storms, or storms whose reports carried no damage estimate.
What hits Arizona: reports and damage by type
- Flood 2,180
- Damaging wind 1,990
- Winter weather 512
- Hail 351
- Wildfire 184
- Lightning 67
- Tornado 58
- Flood $163M
- Wildfire $105M
- Damaging wind $71.5M
- Lightning $3.7M
- Hail $3.4M
- Tornado $965K
- Winter weather $377K
Federal disasters in Arizona
FEMA has recorded 23 major disaster declarations, 3 emergency declarations and 63 fire management declarations for Arizona since 2000.
The most recent major disaster declaration in this data is Severe Storms And Flooding (severe storm), declared May 29, 2026.
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- Severe Storm 12
- Flood 5
- Fire 3
- Biological 2
- Freezing 1
Home damage FEMA has verified in Arizona
After a declared disaster, homeowners can register with FEMA and have their home inspected. These are the totals for Arizona since 2020.
homeowners registered, across 5 disasters
damage verified by FEMA inspectors
individual assistance FEMA approved for those owners
homes inspected
inspections that found more than $30,000 of damage
average verified damage per inspected home
FEMA assistance is not insurance and is capped. It measures damage against its own habitability standard, and it counts only owners who registered and were inspected.
How Arizona ranks
| Measure | Arizona | Rank of 51 | In context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storm event reports | 9,023 | 34th | 119 per 100,000 residents |
| Reported property damage | $351 million | 29th | $46 per resident |
| Hail reports | 351 | 35th | 9 of two inches or larger |
| Tornado reports | 58 | 33rd | 0 rated EF2 or stronger |
| Major disaster declarations since 2000 | 23 | 35th | 3 emergency declarations |
| FEMA-verified home damage since 2002 | $5.4 million | 45th | 1,156 homeowners registered |
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PublicAdjuster.cc, "Arizona storm damage and disaster statistics," https://publicadjuster.cc/data/arizona/. Compiled from the NOAA Storm Events Database and FEMA OpenFEMA data, November 10, 2026.
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